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EmergencyDirectorsvisitBaidoaandKismaayotoassesshumanitarianneedsofdroughtvictims
EmergencyDirectorsvisitBaidoaandKismaayotoassesshumanitarianneedsofdroughtvictims
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28. Wide shot, a mother and her child receiving medical supplies at the
camp
29. SOUNDBITE: (Somali) Abdirahmam Mohamed Hussein,
Jubbaland Deputy Minister of Interior
We have discussed the general drought situation in Somalia, Jubbaland in
particular. We asked them to double humanitarian efforts in the country and
increase the UN and international communitys assistance in the country.
30. Wide shot, Kismaayo General Hospital
31. Med shot, a mother and her child in hospital
32. Wide shot, Barwaqo Mohamed Ali, patient in Kismaayo
33. Close up shot, hands
34. Close up shot, face
35. SOUNDBITE: (Somali) Barwaqo Mohamed Ali, Patient
I got sick with diarrhea while looking after a sick child in the hospital. I was
admitted in this ward. My health situation is better now. I was admitted
suffering from diarrhea and vomiting but now I am recovering.
There are now over 150,000 people that have newly been displaced in
Baidoa because of the drought. We have come from headquarters of UN and
international NGOs to see the situation and support the response, said John
Ging Director of the Operational Division of the United Nations Office for the
Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
Following meetings with all the stakeholders, it was agreed that the
humanitarian organizations and the federal states would work more closely
together to scale-up the humanitarian response according to Mr. Ging.
The delegation visited two camps for internally displaced people in Beerta
Muuri in Baidoa and Dalxiska in Kismaayo. The team also visited a Cholera
Treatment Center in Bay regional hospital in Baidoa and Kismaayo General
Hospital.
She got sick at Goof Gaduud Shabellow. She was suffering from diarrhea
and vomiting. Her health situation is better than yesterday. We got good
doctors, better medical check-up, chlorine and oral rehydration salts, she
said.
We talked about how we can work together to fight the drought and to
prevent famine from happening so as to ensure people get the type of
assistance they deserve, said Mr. de Clercq.
President Adan of South West State urged federal government forces and the
African Union Mission in Somalia to help open up supply routes blocked by Al-
Shabaab to enable people affected by drought to access humanitarian aid.